Iced Pineapple Crush with Strawberries and Lychees

Iced Pineapple Crush with Strawberries and Lychees

Iced Pineapple Crush with Strawberries and Lychees, The sweet tropical flavors of pineapple and lychees combine well with richly scented strawberries to make this a most refreshing Salad.

SERVES 4

• 2 small pineapples
  
• 1 lb. strawberries
• 14 oz.  can lychees
• 3 tbsp. kirsch or white rum
• 2 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar

• Remove the crown from both pineapples by twisting sharply. Reserve the leaves for decoration.
• Cut fruit in half diagonally with a large serrated knife.
• Cut around the flesh inside the skin with a small serrated knife, keeping the skin intact. Remove the core from pineapple.
• Chop the pineapple and combine with strawberries and lychees, taking care not to damage the fruit.
• Combine the kirsch with the confectioners’ sugar, pour over the fruit, and freeze for 45 minutes.
• Transfer the fruit to the pineapple skins and decorate with pineapple leaves.

COOK’S TIP :  A ripe pineapple will resist pressure when squeezed and will have a sweet, fragrant smell. In winter freezing conditions can cause the flesh to blacken.